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blood pressure

Word definitions for blood pressure in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the artery and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition. 2 The measurement of a person's blood pressure, expressed as systolic ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Blood pressure may refer to: Blood pressure , sometimes referred to as arterial blood pressure, the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels Hypertension , also known as high blood pressure Blood Pressures , the fourth studio ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Carotid sinus hypersensitivity may result in either an intermittent drop in blood pressure or bradycardia, or both. ▪ From 1988-1998, the death rate from high blood pressure increased 16 percent. ▪ In contrast to a previous report, ...

Usage examples of blood pressure.

She'd intended to take three but, with the intruder's blood pressure so low, two used up all the time she was willing to allow.

He was twenty-five pounds overweight and at thirty-two years of age, his back hurt him, he had high blood pressure, and he could never shave close enough to eliminate an Emmett Kelly shadow.

It raised Eddy's blood pressure, and frustrated her, and made her crazy.